Match book



Feb 18, 1958 H. P. JACKSON MATCH BOOK Filed Dec. 4, 9

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Herberf P. Jackson INVENTOR.

BY 4m United rates Patent MATCH BOOK Herbert P. Jackson, Inglewood,Calif.

Application December 4, 1956, Serial No. 626,163

1 Claim. (Cl. 206-29) The present invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in match books and has for one of its important objects toprovide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a package of thischaracter comprising unique fingernail and teeth cleaning means.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a matchbook or package of the aforementioned character which includes novelmeans for protecting and preserving the cover and the usual advertisingmatter thereon, while at the same time focusing the attention of theuser on said advertising matter.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an improved match book ofthe character described which will be of simple construction, durable,compact, attractive in appearance and which may be produced at low cost.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a match book embodying the attachmentconstituting the present invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view substantially similar to Figure 1 butshowing the attachment in raised position;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the attachment per se; and

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view, taken substantially on the line 4-4of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that referencecharacter 5 designates generally the cover of a match book. The cover 5,as usual, is in the form of a strip of suitable material foldedtransversely on itself at longitudinally spaced points, as at 6 and 7,in a manner to provide a back 8, a flange 9 and a closure flap or front10 the free end portion of which is insertable behind said flange. Matchcards 11 have one end portion ICC secured between the flange 9 and thelower portion of the back 8 through the medium of a staple 12.

Mounted longitudinally on the back 8 of the cover 5 is a substantiallyrectangular sheet 13 of suitable resilient, substantially translucent ortransparent material such as celluloid. Of course, other plastics may beused. The staple 12 secures one end portion of the sheet 13 on the back8 of the cover 5. The other end of the resilient sheet 13 is free.

It is thought that the invention will be readily understood from aconsideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the resilient translucent ortransparent sheet 13 normally hugs the back 8 of the cover 5, thusprotecting said back and the advertising or other matter thereon as at14. The advertising or other matter 14 may be readily observed throughthe resilient sheet 13 or, if desired, said sheet may be lifted as shownin Figure 2 of the drawing to expose the advertising matter. Also, bylifting the sheet 13 any of the several sharp corners 15 thereof may beused for picking the teeth or cleaning the fingernails. When released,the resilient sheet 13 immediately returns to its position on the back 8of the cover 5.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A match book comprising an elongated cover including an imperforateback, a foldable front on one end of said back, match cards, a fastenermounting the cards at one end of the cover, a resilient polygonal sheetof substantially the same dimensions as said back mounted on the backand having one end secured by said fasteners to the other end portion ofsaid back, the other end of said sheet being free and superposed inoverlying, contacting relation to said cover and forming an additionalthickness thereon, said sheet being of transparent material whereby asurface of said cover may be inspected through said sheet, and rightangular pointed corners on the free end of said free end constitutingcleaning elements.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,720,589 Danab July 9, 1929 1,819,395 Trautwein Aug. 18, 1931 2,761,554Jordan Sept. 4, 1956

